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The second day of a special session to deal with school funding in Illinois ended after both the House and Senate met for a few minutes then adjourned without taking any action. Both chambers are scheduled to return to session Friday, though little action is expected as Senate President John Cullerton has said he won’t… read more

#Illinois lawmakers head back to the capitol today to begin a special session aimed at settling a school funding fight between Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Democrats who control the General Assembly. The bill, which would rewrite how Illinois doles out money to school districts, must be passed before schools receive funding for the year…. read more

Lawmakers had until noon today to send SB1, the education funding bill, to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s desk to avert his calling them into a special session. Not surprisingly, the Senate did not send the bill which means lawmakers will return to Springfield Wednesday for the start of their special session. Rauner has said he’ll use amendatory… read more

Gov. Bruce Rauner Friday demanded legislative leaders send him Senate Bill 1 by noon Monday. If lawmakers do not send the bill, Rauner said, he’ll call a special session immediately. Rauner plans to use amendatory veto power to scrap the bill’s funding for Chicago Public Schools and redistribute the funding to downstate schools. (State Journal-Register)

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